Former DOJ lawyer blames Missouri senators for inciting death threats against her

WASHINGTON — Former Justice Department lawyer Elizabeth Oyer has posted a video to YouTube blaming Missouri Republican Sens. Eric Schmitt and Josh Hawley for an onslaught of hate messages and death threats she has received. “Hey everybody,” Oyer said in the video. “I started getting death threats after I testified against Todd Blanche last week.” [

By: Kennedy Voss

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: July 27, 2026

Words: 509

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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WASHINGTON — Former Justice Department lawyer Elizabeth Oyer has posted a video to YouTube blaming Missouri Republican Sens. Eric Schmitt and Josh Hawley for an onslaught of hate messages and death threats she has received.

“Hey everybody,” Oyer said in the video. “I started getting death threats after I testified against Todd Blanche last week.”

Blanche has been nominated to be attorney general by President Donald Trump, and Schmitt and Hawley sit on the Senate …

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